Power gains come in two forms: the first is ‘up-tuning’ cars that are software ‘down-tuned’ at the factory; the second are engines that we have to modify with hardware as well as software to create mu ...

SYMPTOMS■ Lack of communication with all control units, except the ECU.■ Tachometer is not working.■ Instrument cluster not illuminated.■ Missing communication (with all control units) faults in the o ...

“How do we get back the 760,000 wasted police hours?” Lawrence Shaw, Director of car security specialists DATAbloc™, offers his suggestions for tackling the growing issue of e-car crimes. ...

This vehicle came to me on the back of a customer recommendation and had a problem that proved to be anything but simple to resolve. The engine would start first time but any attempt to apply throttle ...

Although an ordinary multimeter is often enough to diagnose voltages and currents flowing through a vehicle’s electrical wiring, there are some situations where an advanced multi-channel oscilloscope ...

Have you spent valuable time interrogating trouble codes, only to hit a brick wall when determining the true fault? Train4Auto’s Steve Carter relays some examples where a ‘phantom’ fault may be to bla ...